Valdez vs Rueda

Who won Valdez vs Rueda?

Oscar Valdez beat Matias Carlos Adrian Rueda by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, July 23rd, 2016, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the WBO featherweight championship of the world.

Valdez vs Rueda stats

Back in July 2016, Oscar Valdez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Matias Carlos Adrian Rueda made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 23 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Valdez had a slight advantage in power over Rueda, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Rueda's 88%.

Oscar Valdez was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Rueda had a height advantage of 1 inch over Valdez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Oscar Valdez and Matias Carlos Adrian Rueda fought out of an orthodox stance.

Valdez's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Rueda's, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 months later than Rueda, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 65 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Rueda's 162.

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Valdez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

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